ISLAMABAD: The leading shopping plaza “Safa Gold Mall” located in Jinnah Supermarket Islamabad has been sealed for violating building by laws and non payment of outstanding government dues amounting to Rs 70 million. The shopping plaza was sealed on Thursday owing to non payment of outstanding dues and illegal constructions. The owners of plaza were entitled to construct only 7 storeys of this plaza as per building by laws and on the other hand construction of 8th storey was underway in this plaza without obtaining any permission from concerned authorities. Besides the outstanding dues to the tune of Rs 70 million were also payable by the owners of this plaza. The plaza was sealed under supervision of director building control and area magistrate. Earlier a director of CDA was caught red handed for taking bribe from Safa Mall management in connection with illegal constructions and change in map. Director Estate Commercials Iftikhar Ali Chaudhry was arrested by NAB on December 1, 2015 for receiving bribe amounting to Rs 5 million from Abdul Qayyum Rana, owner of Safa Gold Mall for allowing him to raise illegal construction and change map. Director Iftikhar Ali had assured Safa Gold Mall administration in return for huge kickbacks that no action would be taken against them by CDA for change in map and illegal constructions. The plaza administration would be provided full protection by CDA in official documents. The NAB on the other hand not only recovered bribed money of Rs 5 million by taking timely action but also arrested CDA director red handed. Director CDA is still under the custody of NAB and he has not been granted bail so far.